Amazon Appoints Krishan Bhatia as VP of Global Video Advertising
Krishan Bhatia joins Amazon to lead a new global team focusing on streaming TV ad sales, including live sports and platforms like Twitch and Freevee.
- Krishan Bhatia, former NBCUniversal executive, has been hired by Amazon as VP of Global Video Advertising.
- Bhatia's role will oversee ad sales across Amazon's streaming services, including Twitch, Prime Video, and Amazon Freevee.
- Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy highlighted a 24% growth in video advertising, reaching $47 billion last year.
- The appointment is part of Amazon's strategic expansion to capture more advertising dollars shifting from traditional TV to streaming.
- Bhatia will be based in New York and report to Alan Moss, VP of Global Ad Sales at Amazon.